District Dis"trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L.
districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See
{Distrain}.]
1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the
power of coercing and punishing.
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District school — School School, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc?lu, L. schola, Gr. ? leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as ?, the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See {Scheme}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

district school — A public school open to all children of school age. In some cities such schools are denominated ward schools. Maxey v Oshkosh, 144 Wis 238, 128 NW 899. Many district schools have been eliminated of recent years by the creation and operation of… … Ballentine's law dictionary

district school — /ˈdɪstrɪkt skul/ (say distrikt skoohl) noun Tasmania a state school in a rural area which provides both primary and secondary education. Compare Chiefly SA and Tasmania area school; Chiefly NSW, also Qld, ACT and Victoria central school; Victoria … Australian English dictionary